The modding team behind the Raising the Bar: Redux Mod for Half-Life 2 has released a trailer for its third episode/chapter. This third chapter is a culmination of seven years of growth, and it will be the largest so far.
For those who don’t know, Half-Life 2 – Raising the Bar: Redux is a mod that brings back content that was cut from the original game. The team behind it mixes different versions of Half-Life 2’s early development with their own ideas, creating a unique and fresh take on the cut content.
Episode 3 will take place in a man-made desert created by the alien Combine, who have drained Earth’s oceans. Players will face many new alien creatures, based on enemies that were cut from Half-Life 2. Such enemies are the Sand Barnacle and the Antlion Birther. There will also be a huge final boss fight against a massive enemy that no other Half-Life 2 mod has been able to include so far.
According to the trailer, the team still plans to release Episode 3 by the end of 2025. So, my guess is that we’ll get it sometime this week. In case the mod comes out tomorrow, I’ll be sure to update the story with a download link to it.
Anyway, this is a really cool mod for HL2, so make sure to play its previous parts. You can get them from here.
Speaking of Half-Life 2, there are some other cool mods you can download for it. First, there’s a 6.8GB HD Texture Pack that makes the game’s graphics look much better. Then, there’s a mod called Entropy: Zero 2 that gives you a whole new story with seven chapters to play. And if you’re a fan of Opposing Force, there’s a fan-made sequel called Half-Life: Through The City, and you can check out a demo.
Enjoy and stay tuned for more!
John is the founder and Editor in Chief at DSOGaming. He is a PC gaming fan and highly supports the modding and indie communities. Before creating DSOGaming, John worked on numerous gaming websites. While he is a die-hard PC gamer, his gaming roots can be found on consoles. John loved – and still does – the 16-bit consoles, and considers SNES to be one of the best consoles. Still, the PC platform won him over consoles. That was mainly due to 3DFX and its iconic dedicated 3D accelerator graphics card, Voodoo 2. John has also written a higher degree thesis on the “The Evolution of PC graphics cards.”
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